I just got in my smittybilt src stinger bumper and recon 10.5k winch and was wondering about the install.

Would it be easier to bolt up the winch before or after I installed the bumper? Has anyone had any experience with this?

I'm picking up my 2013 Rubi tomorrow and want to put on my new bumper/winch as well.

 

I put my winch on after the bumper was installed and i seemed to me that it probably would have been easier if the winch was installed before the bumper.

 

Lifting the winch AND the bumper onto the frame rails and trying to align it with the frame rails seems like it'd be a PITA to me.

 

Hmm. It seems it will be easier to install the winch with the bumper off, but then it will make the bumper harder to install...

I guess I'll eat my wheaties this morning and install the winch first! Haha

 

I installed my winch after I put my XRC stinger on, lots of room to get it done